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Three numbers from last week. Your estimated Prime Cost in seconds. No account, no upload.
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Bar shows share of net sales. Costs above sales are shown in proportion to total costs.
Against the commonly cited range
40%55%65%80%+
55–65% of sales is a commonly cited rule of thumb for full-service restaurants, not a Munch benchmark. It varies by concept. Prime Cost alone does not show profit: rent, utilities and other expenses remain.A free tool shows you one number.
Munch works out your estimated Prime Cost every week and shows which days and which costs moved it.